Old-Fashioned Snack Cakes

• recipe

  Oatmeal Cake with Broiled Icing

  A caramelized broiled icing is the crowning glory on old-fashioned oatmeal cake. But what good is a great icing if the cake itself is dense and gummy?

• recipe

  Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

  Spice cakes can be bland and leaden. Could we create a tender, airy cake with convincing spice flavor that stands up to a rich cream cheese frosting?

• equipment

  Dry Measuring Cups

  After testing 11 sets of measuring cups, it became apparent that there are substantial differences among brands.